''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' is a children's show featuring Dottie and her magical friends as they sing, dance, and learn created by Tammy Stoner. ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' is the first LGBT children's programming created for

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...

families, single-parent families, adopted families and traditional families. The ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' DVD was released in September 2007.''Star of First Show for Kids in Gay and Lesbian Families Sets Sail on Rosie Cruise''
Jan. 14 2008, Fox News. "Dottie", portrayed by actor Jen Plante, appeared on the

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cruise to the Mexican Riviera in March 2008, marking the first time the LGBT families and friends would be "entertained by the main character of a kids' show that is set in a lesbian household". ''Dottie's Magic Pockets main characters include several puppets: James the Flower, Uncanny the Singing Can, Motilda the Mouse and Randal the Beaver. Other characters are represented using animations and claymations - many have two mothers or two fathers. The live-action format of ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' is similar to other live-action shows, such as '' Yo Gabba Gabba'', ''

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'' and ''

Pee Wee's Playhouse ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was develope ...

''. The DVD was followed up by a 55-minute CD titled ''The Super, Secret Seashell Cave''. The CD is a sing-along adventure featuring Dottie, James Uncanny, Motilda and Randal, with 16 original songs composed by Allyson Newman. It was released in December 2009."LGBT-inclusive kids’ music hits a high note"
Jan. 5 2010 Bay Windows. The ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' DVD and CD were produced by production company Pink Pea LLC. The DVD appeared in

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2008 and a dozen festivals around the world, including the 2009 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, the

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and the

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. In 2010 Plante also performed as Dottie at the

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and the Austin Gay Lesbian Film Festival. Both the DVD and CD have been accepted into dozens of libraries in Canada and America.

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